To build a 21st century workforce prepared to succeed in promising new career fields, Governors are taking action on multiple fronts to advance skills-based hiring, work-based learning and other policies that open doors for workers.
Skills-based hiring is a method of recruiting employees that prioritizes a candidate's competencies over more "traditional" qualifications like degrees. This hiring strategy can remove barriers that currently screen out qualified job candidates and bring a more diverse range of perspectives and skill sets into the workforce.